Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them.

Tell Papa I admire him but from now on I plan to admire him from as far away as I can get.

I’d like to be remembered as someone who used their ability as a novelist or as a dramatist to say the things he felt needed to be said about the society while being as entertaining as possible. Because if you don’t entertain, nobody’s listening.

Isn't everyone a part of everyone else?

Silence is the sure sign that youre on your way out in Hollywood.

I don't like the country. The crickets make me nervous.

I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville.